adopted
Example Sentences
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The school has adopted the auditors recommendations “to demonstrate legal support for the allowability of the internal borrowings,” according to a school spokesman.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 3, 2026
By the time the U.S. adopted Social Security in 1935, many other countries already had similar programs.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 3, 2026
New Zealand adopted proportional representation in 1993, but the New Zealand House of Representatives does not have a fixed parliament size.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 2, 2026
This approach is also being increasingly adopted overseas - as Queensland firefighter Damian Hatfield found out.
From BBC ● Aug. 1, 2026
I close my eyes and try to imagine telling my mother that I’ve been adopted by someone else.
From "The Tenth Mistake of Hank Hooperman" by Gennifer Choldenko
